Help Promote And Support Our Bones

Promote
and Support the Maintenance and Repair of Bone Matrix Dr. J. Mercola

Our bones are made up of
minerals in a collagen matrix that give the bones rigidity and density... but
it's the collagen that gives bones flexibility. Bones
become brittle and break easily without good flexibility. So bone strength
is more than just bone density, which is why drugs such as biphosphonates have
failed so miserably.

Drugs like Fosamax build up a lot of
minerals and make the bone look very dense on an x-ray called a DEXA scan, which
specifically measures bone density, or the degree of mineralization of our
bones. But in reality, they are extremely brittle and prone to fracture, which
is why there have been so many cases of hip fracture among people taking such
damaging drugs.

When we talk
about bone matrix... we are referring to the strength and health determining
factor for bone. In most people, sometimes during their thirties, we find bone
mass starting to gradually decline. There are steps one can take to slow or even stop this from
occurring.

The bone loss for women speeds
up significantly during the first ten years after menopause, which is the period
when osteoporosis often develops. Many females are
under the mistaken impression that a prescription drug combined with megadose
calcium supplements is the answer to strong and healthy
bones.

Biphosphonate drugs are poisons that
destroy osteoclasts, which interferes with our normal bone-remodeling process.
And this is why we need a combination of plant-derived minerals for strong bones
because our bones are actually composed of at least a dozen minerals. If we just
focus on calcium, we will likely weaken our bones and increase our risk of
osteoporosis as Dr. Robert Thompson explains in his book called "The Calcium
Lie." And this is why it's more likely our body can use calcium correctly if
it's plant-derived calcium.

It's also interesting to note that high
amounts of fish and dairy along with other animal proteins deplete calcium from
the body. This is true because high acid in protein
foods withdraws calcium from bones to balance the pH in the blood. Acid forming
foods also creates excess uric acid, which builds up in muscles and organs...
causing pain and congestion while leaving calcium deficient
bones.

Research Studies Performed by the RichardsonCenter for Functional Foods and
NutraceuticalsUniversity of
Manitoba, Canada

I wish I would have
understood when I was younger that it's not just the junk food that is killing
us, but the lack of the good food that we are not getting as a result of eating
the bad food. Dr. Celie became convinced by research that supplementation is
necessary for health and long life... and specifically the 90 essential
nutrients that includes, most importantly, the 60 essential
minerals.

Dr. Ma Lan
and Dr. Wallach have researched and reported on areas in the world where people
live to their 120's and up. The people in these places of the world work up into
their 90's and sometimes into their 100's and are considered healthy. The people
in such an area, just by nature, get their 90 essential nutrients daily and have
a gluten free diet whereby they eat no fried or processed foods. They eat
mineral rich plants... along with having their food irrigated by mineral rich
glacier water. Their grain is only gluten free "quinoa" that grows with no
barley, rye, oats, or wheat.

A long
healthy life is the norm in some of these areas of the world because these folks
have been rid of the "Bad Foods" which is the key to a
long and healthy life. Medical researchersconfirm that we have folks in their 100's who get their essential
nutrients naturally that could be compared with folks in their 50's who do not
get their 90 essential nutrients that includes, most importantly, the daily 60
essential minerals. Many believe this is why men in their 90's are known to
father children and women in their 80's look no older than women in their 40's
who do not get their 90 essential nutrients that includes, most importantly, the
daily 60 essential minerals.

A global direct marketer of nutritional
products announced the results of research studies performed at the prestigious
Richardson Center for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals at the University of
Manitoba. This is one of
the most advanced bioprocessing and product research and development facilities
in the world that focuses on the research, discovery, and development of
innovative functional foods and nutraceuticals. The research team evaluated the
safety and health benefits of what I am calling "the ultimate multi-vitamin
mineral complex."

The study was overseen by Dr. Peter Jones,
one of the world’s foremost researchers in dietary and nutraceutical
determinants in the control of fat, energy metabolism, and various other
critical health issues. Additionally, the study was conducted by Dr. Ramprasath
Vanu Ramkumar, Adjunct Professor and Research Associate for the Department of
Human Nutritional Sciences at the University of Manitoba. It was believed when initially developing the study that it was
critical to investigate the important areas where the products could be of
benefit and demonstrate a high level of safety.

Various levels of organ functions and
metabolism concerning safety of "the ultimate multi-vitamin mineral complex" were tested. The biochemical indicators and measurement showed
normal functioning and metabolism of the liver, kidneys, and heart after
supplementation with no adverse reactions to these
organs. Significant reductions in plasma
concentrations of Alkaline Phosphatase, ALKP, an enzyme that promotes breakdown
of bone were observed along with increases in concentrations of the bone
building minerals, calcium and phosphorus.

The following is a list of both the bad
and the good food

Bad FoodWheatBarleyRyeOats, oatmeal - even if it says
Gluten FreeFried FoodOils, cooking or salad. And
that includes Olive OilWell done meat (rare or
medium-rare is okay)Deli MeatSodaSkin of a baked potato (or yam,
or sweet potato)You can eat the skins if you
boil the potato

Good
FoodEggsSaltDairyFishVeggiesFruitRiceMilletPure BuckwheatBeansAny carbohydrate that is Gluten
Free

In closing I would like to
add that I feel different, better... like I have never felt before because my
mental alertness is much greater. In a way I feel like a machine that is just on
where the world looks different to me. I seem to be very aware of everything
more so than I ever was before. A few months ago I started asking my friends if
they were also feeling different. I thought perhaps this is something that comes
with age. What I finally realized is I started experiencing a great sense of awareness a month
or so after taking the ultimate multi-vitamin mineral complex.